Allen Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (17.7%), Public administration (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Allen Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Allen Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 14,204	(55.8%)
Females: 11,236	(44.2%)

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Allen Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$34,907
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$312
State:	$494

Allen Parish:	$84,020
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $118,158

Here:	$118,158
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $68,189

Here:	$68,189
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $68,592

Here:	$68,592
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,685

Here:	$50,685
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $66,178

Here:	$66,178
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $28,030

Here:	$28,030
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

Here:	$75,000
State:	$47,390

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Allen Parish is $350 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oakdale, Kinder, Oberlin, Elizabeth, Reeves.

Neighboring counties: Beauregard Parish , Evangeline Parish , Jefferson Davis Parish , Rapides Parish , Vernon Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Allen Parish: Camp Pearl (A), United Methodist Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Allen Parish include: Starlight Church (A), Arkadelphia Church (B), McGee Mission (C), Hopewell Church (D), Memorial Church (E), Soileau Church (F), Hebron Church (G), Sixmile Church (H), Le Blanc Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Martin Cemetery (1), Nevil Cemetery (2), McGee Cemetery (3), Horton Cemetery (4), Reed Cemetery (5), Cole Cemetery (6), Creel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Carpenters Lake (A), Red Bluff Lake (B), Black Lake (C), Bird Pond (D), Havard Lake (E), Isaiah Wright Lake (F), Jerry Wright Lake (G), Crosby Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Curtis Creek (A), Bunchs Creek (B), Baptiste Creek (C), Caney Creek (D), Cyrus Gully (E), Soapstone Creek (F), Carter Branch (G), Austin Branch (H), Spring Gully (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Allen Parish: West Bay State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Grant Post Office (A), Mittie Post Office (B), Le Blanc Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.5%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 646
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 148 (53% naturalized citizens)

Allen Parish:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,818
• One, attached: 49
• Two: 332
• 3 or 4: 72
• 5 to 9: 117
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 or more: 67
• Mobile homes: 1,665
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Allen Parish with a mortgage: 1,740 (171 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,362

Here:	42.4% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Allen Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/1/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,139 (79%) Carpooled: 1,239 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 74 (1%) Other means: 161 (2%) Worked at home: 147 (2%)

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.46% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($27,388 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($4,933 average AGI)

Allen Parish:	1.58%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.34% ($55,806 average AGI)
from Rapides Parish, LA	0.79% ($29,745)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.55% ($25,342)
from Evangeline Parish, LA	0.49% ($19,500)
from Beauregard Parish, LA	0.35% ($34,958)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.27% ($20,947)
from St. Landry Parish, LA	0.22% ($20,667)

6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,609 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.61% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($18,683 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($9,927 average AGI)

Allen Parish:	2.08%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.69% ($27,436 average AGI)
to Rapides Parish, LA	0.62% ($30,605)
to Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.32% ($38,318)
to Beauregard Parish, LA	0.27% ($25,053)
to Evangeline Parish, LA	0.27% ($22,368)
to Vernon Parish, LA	0.26% ($23,389)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.25% ($23,882)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,436 (2,713 aged, 723 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,974 (4,472 male householders, 1,553 female householders)

  4,471 spouses, 7,120 children (6,399 natural, 176 adopted, 545 stepchildren), 603 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 138 other relatives, 370 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,282 (808 male householders (718 living alone)), 1,294 female householders (1,232 living alone)), 180 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,184 (4,151 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,419 2-persons, 1,501 3-persons, 1,217 4-persons, 596 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,950 1-person, 140 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

87.7% of residents of Allen Parish speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $174,495,000 ($6868 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,004,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,960,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,103,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,545,000
Federal grants: $36,810,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,778,000 ($179,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $39,298,000 ($169,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $891,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,417,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,476,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

57% of Allen Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Louisiana.

Allen Parish:	57.2%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 20568
• Northeast: 124
• Midwest: 356
• South: 3818
• West: 388

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,700

Here:	8.9%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	13.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	14.9%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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